"You're welcome, John."
It was lost in Wednesday's shuffle of Supreme Court
arguments, Senate Republicans'
failure to override President Obama's veto of the Keystone XL bill, and the latest
appalling revelations out of Ferguson, but once again, Democrats were the
grown-ups in the House:
In a rare bipartisan vote, the House today approved an Amtrak funding bill that will keep the trains running for another four years ...
The Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act passed on a vote of 316 to 101 (132 Republicans joined 184 Democrats in voting for the bill; 101 Republicans voted against). [...]
Just before the bill passed, a GOP amendment to eliminate all federal subsidies for Amtrak failed on a vote of 147 to 272.
And had
that amendment
passed?
If it had passed and was later upheld by the Senate, that could effectively have killed national passenger rail service.
For
the second time in a week, Democrats were
completely united in keeping critical public services up and running. And once again, proved that Democrats are the only ones interested in governing. You're welcome, Mr. Speaker.